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US National Security Adviser James L. Jones on Afghanistan: 'We Will Not Solve the Problem with Troops Alone'
US military personnel attached to ISAF are seen at Orgun-E Camp, Afghanistan in this Nov. 5, 2009 photo. Full Article at Spiegel Online
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There are around 67,000 American troops in Afghanistan. Other nations, mainly Nato allies of the US, have some 42,000 troops in the country Photo: GEOFF PUGH National security adviser James Jones warned that extra troops could just be "swallowed up" Full Article at The Telegraph
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The National Security Advisor to the White House, General James Jones, in a SPIEGEL interview expressed strong skepticism regarding the request of General McChrystal for another 40,000 troops to be sent to Afghanistan. Full Article at Spiegel Online
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KABUL — NATO forces in Afghanistan said Friday that two international service members had gone missing in the west of the country. The two were reported missing on Wednesday from a routine resupply mission, NATO forces headquarters said in a statement. Full Article at Huffington Post
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Washington: US President Barack Obama may scale down the number of additional troops to be sent to Afghanistan from the proposed 40,000 to 15,000 to quell the recent surge by Taliban militants, a media report said Saturday. Full Article at Zee News
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We need a better plan with the allies to gradually turn over responsibility for the country to Afghan institutions and organizations in as short a time as possible.
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You can keep on putting troops in, and you could have 200,000 troops there and Afghanistan will swallow them up as it has done in the past.
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Generals always ask for more troops
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General Stanley McChrystal's assessment of the Afghanistan campaign, the need to support the ongoing growth and development of the Afghan National Security Forces and the importance of complementing our military efforts with governance improvements will be important elements of our discussions
